Oh, not normal tea, alright. That's fine too; James wasn't entirely attached to the idea anyway, more just playing along than anything else, though he is a little curious about the comment about pine needles. But he's much more interested in the cabin and what it says about its inhabitants, as well as that it seems to be clearly a shared dwelling.
He glances toward Raju when he notices the motion of the bow, but he's just taking it off and so James looks back toward Francis again. He makes no move to remove his own coat, not intending to do so, and instead follows Francis toward the kitchen. The identification of the tea as dandelion root is intriguing--he's heard of making tea from dandelion root, but never tried it--though his attention is soon caught instead by the remark that follows.
Not the worst thing he'll put into his body. James doesn't doubt it, not with a musketball, lead-laden tinned food, and poison all contending for that honor.
But he very much doubts Francis was intending to make a morbid joke, and so he doesn't call any attention to the choice of wording. Instead James focuses on sinking into the offered chair as elegantly as possible, which he wouldn't have bothered with were it just Francis, but he's still putting on a bit of a show. He has no desire to let on how quickly the exhaustion and cold and pain are settling back in now that the adrenaline is fully wearing off.
"I was looking for you." He answers, pausing only a moment before continuing. "With the... Heightened tensions, as of late, I wanted to see how you were faring."
Finally, he lets his gaze flicker back to Raju once again, then back to Francis, but he's speaking to both of them now. "It seems I needn't have worried about your defenses." It's... Not quite a compliment, but he isn't being sarcastic either. But he's also not done, and lilts his voice in a clearly--and intentionally--falsely casual tone. "Is it necessary to warn the lieutenants not to venture too close, should they have the same concerns?"
This question has a correct answer, and he'd like to hear it.
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He glances toward Raju when he notices the motion of the bow, but he's just taking it off and so James looks back toward Francis again. He makes no move to remove his own coat, not intending to do so, and instead follows Francis toward the kitchen. The identification of the tea as dandelion root is intriguing--he's heard of making tea from dandelion root, but never tried it--though his attention is soon caught instead by the remark that follows.
Not the worst thing he'll put into his body. James doesn't doubt it, not with a musketball, lead-laden tinned food, and poison all contending for that honor.
But he very much doubts Francis was intending to make a morbid joke, and so he doesn't call any attention to the choice of wording. Instead James focuses on sinking into the offered chair as elegantly as possible, which he wouldn't have bothered with were it just Francis, but he's still putting on a bit of a show. He has no desire to let on how quickly the exhaustion and cold and pain are settling back in now that the adrenaline is fully wearing off.
"I was looking for you." He answers, pausing only a moment before continuing. "With the... Heightened tensions, as of late, I wanted to see how you were faring."
Finally, he lets his gaze flicker back to Raju once again, then back to Francis, but he's speaking to both of them now. "It seems I needn't have worried about your defenses." It's... Not quite a compliment, but he isn't being sarcastic either. But he's also not done, and lilts his voice in a clearly--and intentionally--falsely casual tone. "Is it necessary to warn the lieutenants not to venture too close, should they have the same concerns?"
This question has a correct answer, and he'd like to hear it.